Post by captainraphael on Feb 2, 2015 19:37:29 GMT
Hello to everyone
I recently moved, and completely dismantled my flight sim, which included Saitek's yoke, throttle quadrant x2, Cessna trim wheel, rudder pedals, radio panel, switch panel and autopilot. I made my own custom quadrant levers: throttle, prop mixture and fuel mixture.
For the display I use three 22" Acer monitors and a Triplehead-2-Go video splitter.
I built a custom console for the three Saitek panels, and a cabinet that the yoke sits on.
For the pilot seat I bought a minivan rear seat from an auto wrecker. Looks and feels almost like the real thing.
In our new home my wife has given me permission to use a small windowless bedroom as a flight sim room (man-cave!)
I plan to build a new-and-improved cockpit, modeled more after something along the lines of a dc-3.
In the works is a custom built yoke, projector, a screen to display gauges and flaps lever.
Still in the planning stage at this point, and hope to begin building in the spring.
Cheers, and happy simming!
Raphael
I do like the idea of a proper enclosed cockpit with real seats, that would be a step closer. I've also been checking out cockpitbuilders.com and saw